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MKS Executive Compensation (FY25)

MKSI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Lee
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — John Lee: $8,006,538 → $12,961,940 (61.9% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 125:1 → 175:1 (40.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is MKS' chief executive and what were they paid?
John Lee was paid $12,961,940 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Lee's total was 61.9% higher than the $8,006,538 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was MKS' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.8% support at the meeting held May 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in MKS' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilent Technologies, Inc., AMETEK, Inc., Ciena Corporation, Coherent Corp. and Entegris, Inc., among others.
What is MKS' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 175:1, against median employee compensation of $74,240.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Bagshaw
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Bagshaw
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Schreiner
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Materials Solutions Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathleen Burke
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Henry
Executive Vice President, Operations and Corporate Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ramakumar Mayampurath
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Schreiner
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathleen Burke
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Henry
Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, and General Manager, Materials Solutions Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David P. HenryRSU◇——◇——◇
David P. HenryPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David P. HenryPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James A. SchreinerRSU◇——◇——◇
Kathleen F. BurkePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kathleen F. BurkePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kathleen F. BurkeRSU◇——◇——◇
Ramakumar MayampurathPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ramakumar MayampurathRSU◇——◇——◇
Ramakumar MayampurathPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James SchreinerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David HenryRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kathleen BurkeRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ramakumar MayampurathPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John LeePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
David Henry
Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, and General Manager, Materials Solutions Division · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
James Schreiner
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kathleen Burke
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Ramakumar Mayampurath
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerald G. Colella
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Jacqueline F. Moloney
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth A. Mora
◇◇————◇
Rajeev Batra
◇◇————◇
Joseph B. Donahue
◇◇————◇
Wissam G. Jabre
◇◇————◇
Peter J. Cannone III
◇◇————◇
Michelle M. Warner
◇—————◇
John T.C. Lee served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
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Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
  • AMETEK, Inc. AME
  • Ciena Corporation CIEN
  • Coherent Corp. COHR
  • Entegris, Inc. ENTG
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP
  • Keysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE
  • Sensata Technologies Holding plc ST
  • Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS
  • Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY
  • Teradyne, Inc. TER
  • Trimble Inc. TRMB
  • Waters Corporation WAT
  • Zebra Technologies Corporation ZBRA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 2, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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274 figures on this page: 263 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
263 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-219474
  2. 0001193125-26-133378
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2025 Table · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-072053
  4. 0001193125-24-134237
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-24-078875
    Summary Compensation Table for 2023
  6. 0001193125-23-148206
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-23-091658
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-22-147525
  9. 0001193125-21-159067
  10. 0001193125-20-141158
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-19-142184
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-160486
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001299933-17-000474
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001299933-16-002372
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers MKS discloses

The companies named in MKSI's own disclosed peer group.

Agilent Technologies, Inc.AMETEK, Inc.Ciena CorporationCoherent Corp.Entegris, Inc.IDEX CorporationIPG Photonics CorporationKeysight Technologies, Inc.Lumentum Holdings Inc.Sensata Technologies Holding plcSkyworks Solutions, Inc.Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedTeradyne, Inc.Trimble Inc.Waters CorporationZebra Technologies Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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